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Furious Angelo Mathews ‘timed out’ as Bangladesh KO Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka's Angelo Mathews has made unwanted cricketing history at the World Cup in India, being dismissed 'timed out' in a seven-wicket defeat to Bangladesh.

Sri Lanka’s new president Ranil Wickremesinghe takes office

Veteran politician Ranil Wickremesinghe has been sworn in as Sri Lanka's new president to take charge of a nation bitterly angry he will remain in power amid an unprecedented economic crisis.

Sri Lankan president ‘flees the country’

Days after protesters stormed his residence amid food and fuel shortages, Sri Lanka's president is reported to have fled the country.

Sri Lanka calm as leaders set to quit

Calm has returned to the streets of Sri Lanka's commercial capital Colombo and protesters were jubilant as President Gotabaya Rajapaksa agreed to resign after his house was stormed amid outrage over the South Asia nation's collapsing economy.

Sri Lanka’s PM says debt-laden economy has ‘collapsed’

Sri Lanka's prime minister says its debt-laden economy has "collapsed" after months of shortages of food, fuel and electricity, and the South Asian island nation cannot even purchase imported oil.

Violence rocks Sri Lanka as PM quits

Sri Lanka's prime minister has resigned to make way for a unity government that will try to find a way out of the country's worst ever economic crisis but protesters say they also want his brother to stand down as president.

Sri Lanka PM Mahinda Rajapaksa offers to resign

Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has offered to resign amid the island nation's worst economic crisis since independence that has led to widespread protests, a government official says.

Australia crush Sri Lanka at Manuka to clinch ODI series

Australia have wrapped up the T20 series against Sri Lanka with a six-wicket win at Manuka Oval on Tuesday.

Warner finds form in big Australia win against Sri Lanka

David Warner has given himself the platform to launch into a big Twenty20 World Cup after powering Australia to a win over Sri Lanka.

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